Cuff-holder



D. MILLER.

CUFF HOLDER.

Patented Den. 3, 1895.

(No Model.)

ZMIZZZK' UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

DONALD MILLER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,920, dated December 3, 1895.

Application filed rc 4:, 1895.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DONALD MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of IVayne and State of Michigan, have invented certc in new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Holders, of which the following is a Specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

It is the object of my invention to produce a cuff-holder which may be manufactured at a minimum cost and which also forms a more efficient securing device for the cuff than previously devised.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as more fully hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my holder as in use. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on line 00 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the holder with the clamp open. Fig. 4 is a section on line 1 y, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the detached parts comprising the holder.

A is a clamp struck up from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising the jaw a b, the connecting-bend o, and the inwardly-bent or hooked portion d, the latter terminating in the rounded teeth 6. f are apertures in the jaw 1) below the teeth 6. g is a centrallydepressed portion in the jaw a. h and h are apertures respectively in the depressed portion 9 and opposite thereto in the jaw Z). i are lugs struck up from the jaw Z), all arranged substantially as shown in the drawings.

B is a shouldered part, having the rounded head j, the reduced portion is, and the further reduced portion Z, adapted to fit in the aperture h.

0 is a bar or strip of sheet metal, at one end of which is securedthe stud or button D and the other end having the circular ap- Serial No. 540,461. (No model.)

erture m of a size to fit the portion is of the post.

E is a cam-lever, also formed of sheet metal, having the sides 17. adapted to embrace the part B.

The parts thus formed are assembled. The part B, forming both a means of pivoting or swiveling the bar 0 to the clamp A and a fulcrum for the cam-lever E, is secured in the aperture h by riveting over the portion Zby the pin F and fitting into the recess or depressed portion g. The lugs i form stops which limit the turning of the bar 0.

The advantage of my construction is that the 'cuff is securely fastened to the sleeve without danger of injuring the latter, whereas in constructions in which spring-clamps with sharp teeth are used there is always danger of the cufi becoming detached or the sleeve being torn.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A cuff holder consisting of the clamp A struck up of sheet metal having the centrally depressed portion g, and the apertures h h, the central shouldered part B, the cam lever E and the bar 0 swiveled upon the part B, substantially as described.

2. In a cufi holder, the combination of the clamp A struck up of sheet metal having the centrally depressed portion g, the apertures h and h and the lugs 2', the central shouldered part B, the cam lever E and the bar 0, carrying the button or stud, swiveled upon the portion 7a of the part, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DONALD MILLER.

Witnesses:

M. B. ODOGHEETY, A. F. BARTHEL. 

